How to Recognize and Report Employment Discrimination.

How to Recognize and Report Employment Discrimination

Employment discrimination rarely announces itself. It hides in words like “cultural fit” or disguises itself in negative performance reviews. Yet, despite laws to the contrary, employment discrimination is more common than many people realize. It…
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Age Discrimination in the Workplace: Signs and What to Do.

Age Discrimination in the Workplace: Signs and What to Do

Age discrimination occurs when an employer treats an employee differently because of their age. Despite what many people assume, age discrimination is more common than they realize. According to a study conducted by the AARP, most Americans over 45 h…
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Statue of Lady Justice. Symbol of fair treatment under law. Visual for employment law blog discussing the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis.

U.S. Supreme Court decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis (2024)

For years, courts often told workers they hadn’t suffered enough to prove workplace discrimination. A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court changed the standards governing claims of discrimination. In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, a unanimous U.S…
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Diverse human hands showing unity. Visual concept for legal blog discussing Connecticut’s anti-discrimination laws and how Madsen, Prestley & Parenteau, LLC can help protect your workplace rights.

Understanding Your Rights Under Connecticut’s Anti-Discrimination Laws

Workplace discrimination can significantly impact your career, well-being, and sense of security. Fortunately, Connecticut has enacted comprehensive protections prohibiting employment discrimination, as well as retaliation against employees who compl…
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Combating Race Discrimina…

Combating Race Discrimination in the Workplace

Although the United States has come a long way on race, race discrimination in the workplace still occurs and affects hundreds to thousands of workers every year. Fortunately, there are state and federal laws in place that protect workers from being…
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Professor Discrimination:…

Professor Discrimination: When College and University Professors Face Workplace Discrimination

Several recent high-profile discrimination cases involving university professors highlight the continued disparity in pay between male and female academics. According to 2018 data from the Chronicle of Higher Education, female professors at Princeton…
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What is Age Discrimination in CT and How Can You Prove It?

Age discrimination occurs when an employer treats an employee differently because of their age. Unfortunately, age discrimination in the workplace is more common than most Americans would like to think. In fact, according to studies by AARP, most Ame…
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How to File a Discrimination Claim in CT

Discrimination can take many forms. In the state of Connecticut, an agency called the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) protects individuals and groups from targeted discrimination and provides victims of unlawful discrimination wit…
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Court Rules that Working from Home Is Reasonable Accommodation under ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires that employers provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities and who can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation. While the obl…
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In Transgender Discrimination Case, Religious Beliefs Are Not a License to Discriminate

In another important decision in the continued evolution of federal law protecting the rights of individuals in the LGBTQ community, a federal appeals Court ruled that Title VII – the federal statute which prohibits discrimination based on “sex…
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